Holder or rack for fringes.



L. MoGRATH. HOLDER 0R RACK FOR FRINGBS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, 1909.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

LILLIE MoGRA'IH, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HOLDER 0R RACK FOR FRINGES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 31, 1909.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

Serial No. 510,535.

To all whom "it may concern.

Be it known that I, LILLIE MoGnA'rII, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, county'of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Holders or Racks for F ringes, anddeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertainsto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a partof this specification.

Diliiculty has been experienced in mounting fringe, lace and the like sothat it may be exposed for sale in a neat and convenient bolt or rollwithout danger of being mussed or soiled when handled by clerks orcustomers.

My invention has for its object to provide a rack or holder upon whichfringe, lace and the like may be wound and securely held in such amanner that it may be displayed in the natural position without fearthat the loose ends of the fringe will be soiled or crumpled by contactwith the counter or shelf or by reason of being handled.

The various features of novelty whereby my invention is characterizedwill hereinafter be pointed out with particitllarity in the claims; butfor a full understanding of my invention. and of its object andadvantages reference may be had to the following detailed descriptiontaken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a preferred embodiment of myinvention; Fig. 2 a side view showing the fringe wound in place; Fig. 3is a View, partly in section, showing a fragment of the holder and thefringe; and Figs. 4 and 5 are perspective views of modified forms ofholders or racks.

Referring to Figs. l3 of the drawings, A and B represent two parallelflat pieces united by two or more tapered spindles C. Any suitablematerial may be used in the construction of these parts and they may beheld together in any suitable way. The member A is located adjacent tothe small ends of the spindles and therefore forms the top of the holderor rack, while the member 13, situated at the opposite ends of thespindles, forms the base which is adapted to rest upon a counter, ashelf or other surface. The length of the spindles is preferably madesomewhat greater than the width of the fringe, lace and the like whichis to be supported upon the holder or rack and the top and base membersare made large enough to cover the edges of the desired amount of fringewound over the spindles.

I have illustrated my invention as applied to a rack for holdingfringes. The woven portion or band D of the fringe is wound over thespindles as a core directly beneath the top of the holder, the loosefibers or threads E hanging down with their lower ends clearing thebase. Unless the fringe is wound too loosely the band will be securelyheld in place against the top of the rack by reason of the wedgingaction of the spindles and the fibers will hang naturally without dangerof sagging below the base so as to touch the supporting surface or becaught between the base and the supporting surface.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a somewhat different arrangement, the top andbase members, F and G, respectively, being connected together by a wideflat piece H, which is narrower at the top than at the base. The fringe,lace and the like is wound about the member II and is supported therebyin the some manner as by the spindles in the first form.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a still further form wherein the top and base, Zand K, respectively, are joined by two separated, flat tapered uprightsL, over which the fringe or lace is adapted to be wound.

It will now be seen that I have provided a simple and novel holder orrack for fringe which permits fringe to be displayed advantageouslywithout danger of injury in any way, regardless of the length orcharacter of the loose fibers. In the same way lace or other materialportions of which are looser in texture than the rest may be displayedand guarded against injury.

While I have described in detail only a few forms of my invention, I donot desire to be limited to these specific forms, but intend to coverall arrangements which fall within the terms of the definitions of myinvention constituting the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A rack comprising a horizontal supporting base, a horizontal topmember, and a vertical core extending from the center of the base to thecenter of the top member, said core increasing gradually in size belowthe top and the length of the core being slightly greater than the widthof a band to be wound thereon.

2. A rack or holder comprising an elon- 5 gated horizontal base, anelongated horizon- V tal top, and a connecting core which increases insize from the top toward the base, the dimension of the corelongitudinally of the base being much greater than the dimen- 10 sionmeasured transversely of the base.

3. A rack or holder comprising a base, a

In testimony whereof, I sign this specifica- 15 tion in the presence oftwo witnesses. 7

LILLIE MCGRATH.

lVitnesses:

\VM. F. FREUDENREIGH, ANNA KAVANAGH.

